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hamid karzai may not be around thoerk though. here is one of the issues that could be on the agenda. there is supposed to be elections in afghanistan next year. he says he's not going to stay on, he wants to retire as president. he's been in office now for more than 10 years as the president of afghanistan. he's been the only president of afghanistan since 9/11 back in 2001. i don't know who the next president of afghanistan is going to be. i know that the afghan government of hamid karzai is talking to the taliban in doha, qatar, and, remember, this gets really complicated and confusing because the u.s. went to war in afghanistan to deal with the taliban, to get rid of the taliban, which was protecting al qaeda and bin laden and gave them sanctuary there from which they could go ahead and plot attacks against the united states like the attack on 9/11. so it is going to be a messy situation. i think it is fair to say there are a lot of uncertainties. will it in the end have a very, very positive ending? i'm not so sure it will. i
hamid karzai may not be around thoerk though. here is one of the issues that could be on the agenda. there is supposed to be elections in afghanistan next year. he says he's not going to stay on, he wants to retire as president. he's been in office now for more than 10 years as the president of afghanistan. he's been the only president of afghanistan since 9/11 back in 2001. i don't know who the next president of afghanistan is going to be. i know that the afghan government of hamid karzai is...
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hamid karzai is signing deals to protect afghanistan. he wants us to protect them and let other people grab all the wealth that is still to be tapped. >> shepard: there has never been any real indication the afghan forces were able to do much of anything. fewer than 5% of people with read or write. >> i was told that the afghan forces trained by the russians were better are trained on the afghan forces they have now. they are very good but they don't have air support and we have to provide all of the major intel and observation and air lift and logistics that they need to fight the taliban. >> shepard: to what end? >> i really don't know. hamid karzai is doubling down on the taliban and that means the south will love it but the north will not be very happy. >> shepard: robert young peloton in san diego with the broken record story of afghanistan. thank you. the first witnesses took the stand today in the case of the colorado movie theater shooting. prosecutors warned the victims and families that the dramatic testimony might be too much
hamid karzai is signing deals to protect afghanistan. he wants us to protect them and let other people grab all the wealth that is still to be tapped. >> shepard: there has never been any real indication the afghan forces were able to do much of anything. fewer than 5% of people with read or write. >> i was told that the afghan forces trained by the russians were better are trained on the afghan forces they have now. they are very good but they don't have air support and we have to...
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we're waiting for afghan president hamid karzai appearing here in georgetown. earlier we just showed some of the reporting from the press conference, president obama and the afghan president says they want to sleed up the moving afghan forces into the lead and u.s. troops shifting to a support role. there are 66,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. the leaders also said that president obama agreed to place detainees under the afghan government. again, waiting for afghan president hamid karzai. georgetown university is also where the u.s. women's council is located. again, waiting here at georgetown university, we're live tonight waiting for hamid karzai. he met with president obama and they spoke at a press conference earlier today. we're going to bring you that press conference again tonight you can watch it here at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the two leaders have agreed to speed up slightly the move afghan forces into the lead in that country. the u.s. troops shifting to a support role, currently 66,000 troop u.s. troops in afghanistan. we're going to bring
we're waiting for afghan president hamid karzai appearing here in georgetown. earlier we just showed some of the reporting from the press conference, president obama and the afghan president says they want to sleed up the moving afghan forces into the lead and u.s. troops shifting to a support role. there are 66,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. the leaders also said that president obama agreed to place detainees under the afghan government. again, waiting for afghan president hamid karzai....
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. >> president obama will host hamid karzai at the white house today. there was a dinner last night with secretary of state hillary clinton. they will discuss the continuing transition out of afghanistan. >> 5:09. with his hat to keep up with the current trends -- we just have to keep up with the current trends. >> job cuts in the travel service business. ready to pay big bucks for chicken wings if you're hosting a super bowl party. >> some closures in effect at route 97 because of an route 97 because of an accident. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with an accident in howard county. route 97 at old liberty, we have some closures in effect. there could be delays as a result. 795 problem free in towards the beltway. 55 at the beltway. 55 from harford over to the harrisburg expressway. 65 on the southbound harrisburg expressway. shawan road shows very light all the way down to the beltway. 50 on the j.f.x. at coldspring. the speech continued down toward
. >> president obama will host hamid karzai at the white house today. there was a dinner last night with secretary of state hillary clinton. they will discuss the continuing transition out of afghanistan. >> 5:09. with his hat to keep up with the current trends -- we just have to keep up with the current trends. >> job cuts in the travel service business. ready to pay big bucks for chicken wings if you're hosting a super bowl party. >> some closures in effect at route 97...
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afghan gh president hamid karzai will meet face to face with president obama later today. the afghannleader's visit tt the white house marks his second such meeeing with thh president therr. as d payne reports... the momentous visst ccmeesas the withdrawal of u-- 3nd nato troops approaches. thank you very much ...i don't know if you would'vv had a chance to see a few days ago &ppis choice? afghan president hamid karzai has made the rounds in washington this weekk.here mmetinn with secretary of state hillary clinton thursday for dinnerr and a bbief photooop...the tto evenn rading health ssories about dehydration..foolowinn ccinton's receet medicaa ordeel that kept her away from thursday at the pentagon, panetta ann other top military prass welcomed he afghan leader.. sources say president karzai arrived with a wish list of military equipment including drones, helicopters and othhr hardware to ensure nato forces leave at the end of 2014. what we talked about beeoodda wish list of equipmenttit's fair to say that we made some very good progressson alllthe ey issuee that we dis
afghan gh president hamid karzai will meet face to face with president obama later today. the afghannleader's visit tt the white house marks his second such meeeing with thh president therr. as d payne reports... the momentous visst ccmeesas the withdrawal of u-- 3nd nato troops approaches. thank you very much ...i don't know if you would'vv had a chance to see a few days ago &ppis choice? afghan president hamid karzai has made the rounds in washington this weekk.here mmetinn with secretary...
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the reports are that president hamid karzai wants to have a larger u.s. troop presence for that very reason because is he concerned about destabilization within his country. >> that's interesting. just quickly, the notion that we would keep even more troops there or that we would be able to play ball on hamid karzai's request, there doesn't seem to be a lot of political capital for that. if there's one thing people in washington sort of agree on it's the notion that we need to get the troops out of afghanistan, at least from leading democrats and republicans. >> well, there's no doubt that the president feels as though he has a fair amount of political capital on this front moving forward, but this is a tough issue, alex. there's a lot of tension right now between the united states and afghanistan with green on blue attacks. that's attacks of afghan forces against u.s. and nato troops at a high-end -- charges of corruption, quite frankly, against the afghan government. they're going to have some sticky issues to work through this afternoon. >> we will cer
the reports are that president hamid karzai wants to have a larger u.s. troop presence for that very reason because is he concerned about destabilization within his country. >> that's interesting. just quickly, the notion that we would keep even more troops there or that we would be able to play ball on hamid karzai's request, there doesn't seem to be a lot of political capital for that. if there's one thing people in washington sort of agree on it's the notion that we need to get the...
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we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy hook elementary school and the one at the colorado movie theater in aurora. the nation's largest gun lobby, the nra, though, is angry and apparently backing away from the conversation on gun control. it met with vice president joe biden yesterday and it says the white house isn't really interested in a dialogue. >> going into this meeting what the president's position on so-called assault weapons ban is, the same position he's taken for years. these are not new positions. the vice president had said we do this with an open mind, but at the meeting he said, no, we've already made up
we'll bring you president obama and hamid karzai's joint news conference live. wolf blitzer will anchor our special coverage that starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> also this morning, at the white house, joe biden is racing the clock and the tuesday deadline to suggest ways of curbing gun violence. today, the vice president meets with members of the video game industry, those violent fantasy games always enter the discussion when young men carry out mass shootings like the one at sandy...
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troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that really complaint hean'. >> i would say at this point everything is probably still on the table, but you're right, that number zero definitely raise some had eyebrows inside the pentagon. in fact during a press conference yesterday, leon panetta said the stronger position that we take about staying committed and staying in afghanistan, you know, that's how we're going to ultimately get a political reconciliation. in other words, he felt that signaling that the u.s. may pull out all of its troops would weaken the negotiating position about those negotiations with the taliban ever got started again. n
troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that...
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karzai. they reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. at their first face-to-face meeting since may, the leaders announced they're accelerating the handoff from u.s. and coalition forces to afghan troops. >> let me say it as plainly as i can-- starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission: training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> in spring this year, the afghan forces will be fully responsible for providing security to the afghan people. and that the international forces, the american forces, will be no longer present in afghan villages. >> woodruff: afghanistan president hamid karzai has sharply complained that fighting in afghan villages is causing too many civilian casualties. and there've been other strains from koran burnings by american soldiers to deadly insider attacks by afghan soldiers. for now, the u.s. still has 66,000 troo
karzai. they reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. at their first face-to-face meeting since may, the leaders announced they're accelerating the handoff from u.s. and coalition forces to afghan troops. >> let me say it as plainly as i can-- starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission: training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty....
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that's also the key issue today between president obama and hamid karzai in their meetings. despite his request for a large american residual force after 2014, karzai recently told nbc's atia that afghan troops are ready to take over. >> on the question of the readiness, the preparedness of the afghan security forces, they are quite ready. i can say with confidence to handle the security of the country, the trust of this country and to receive the full transition to them in 2014, rather, in 2013 and to have the departure of the foreign forces from afghanistan completed in 2014. zoom a strong advocate for chuck hagel for the pentagon job. general, welcome. thank you very much. >> nice to be with you. thank you. >> tell me why you think chuck hagel is the right person for this job despite all the controversy that has been raised about what he said about israel in the past and iran in the past, criticisms of some of his other statements certainly the statements about gay americans. >> i think for two, maybe three reasons. first of all, he is a very solid, sound thinker. he has
that's also the key issue today between president obama and hamid karzai in their meetings. despite his request for a large american residual force after 2014, karzai recently told nbc's atia that afghan troops are ready to take over. >> on the question of the readiness, the preparedness of the afghan security forces, they are quite ready. i can say with confidence to handle the security of the country, the trust of this country and to receive the full transition to them in 2014, rather,...
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she'll be in meetings first thing and will play a big role when afghan president hamid karzai comes to washington on friday. today will be clinton's first day at work since being sidelined for an illness and a concussion and a blood clot. >>> 29 minutes past the hour. berman and the nation's capitol still mourning the nation's crushed dreams. robert grin fin iii taking a bad fall. they lost against the seahawks 24-14. tonight we'll find out who's the bcs champs. number one, notre dame, the team with a lot of heart, or number two, alabama. cory wire has played football with the buffalo bills and the atlanta falcons. he's joining us. it's nice to have you back here. this has been all the talk. rg3 left after a nasty fall. he was limping before that because of a sprained knee. so with that knee, should he have been in the game to begin with in your expert opinion? >> well, you know, in the game of football, playing through pain and adversity and being mentally tough is like a badge of honor so that he went out there and played for his team and for his city didn't surprise me and probably
she'll be in meetings first thing and will play a big role when afghan president hamid karzai comes to washington on friday. today will be clinton's first day at work since being sidelined for an illness and a concussion and a blood clot. >>> 29 minutes past the hour. berman and the nation's capitol still mourning the nation's crushed dreams. robert grin fin iii taking a bad fall. they lost against the seahawks 24-14. tonight we'll find out who's the bcs champs. number one, notre dame,...
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. >> plus, afghan president hamid karzai sits down with a top white house official. >> while rg iii recovers from surgery in florida, there is a lot to talk about with his future. talking to the sports junkies after the break. >>> the nhl is one stone closer to a new labor deal. the board of governors ratified the tentative agreement reached on sunday. now, just the players have to take a final vote to make the deal official. that vote is expected to be finance issued by tomorrow or saturday. the caps are holding another informal skate at 10:00 a.m. this morning. there you go. hockey is another stone closer to being back and hopefully we can get the caps in the playoffs and get them moving along in the playoffs. who knows what will happen after that. i'm talking playoffs and we haven't even started the season. >> we're so hungry for playoffs. >> your forecast looking great. that will be a winner the next couple of days. spring-like temperatures this weekend. it will be about 50 or so for daytime highs. 44 in the city. 30s generally if you are west and north of the city this m
. >> plus, afghan president hamid karzai sits down with a top white house official. >> while rg iii recovers from surgery in florida, there is a lot to talk about with his future. talking to the sports junkies after the break. >>> the nhl is one stone closer to a new labor deal. the board of governors ratified the tentative agreement reached on sunday. now, just the players have to take a final vote to make the deal official. that vote is expected to be...
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president obama and afghan president hamid karzai wrapping up the joint news conference after a series of meetings at the white house. they focused on the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond next year and one of the key announcements we just heard, afghan forces will take the lead of providing security throughout the country this spring and u.s. forces will move to what the president referred to as a support role for training and support. joining me, david sanger for "the new york times" and author of "confront and conceal." also with us, nbc's atiya bowi. thank you both for joiningo us. the president saying that it's time to accelerate the u.s. role, shifting to a support role as a result of achievements and i guess goals reached in afghanistan. >> that's true. they did announce that today but that's something that's been discussed behind the scenes in afghanistan for sometime now with the nato commanders in kabul. they have said for sometime that by mid-2013, it does seem they brought it back a bit to spring of 2013 wanting all of afghanistan transitioned in to afghan hands, giving the a
president obama and afghan president hamid karzai wrapping up the joint news conference after a series of meetings at the white house. they focused on the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond next year and one of the key announcements we just heard, afghan forces will take the lead of providing security throughout the country this spring and u.s. forces will move to what the president referred to as a support role for training and support. joining me, david sanger for "the new york times"...
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can i just start with hamid karzai. before we went to the presser, i mean, if there's a more colorful character in international relations, it's not a long list of those who surpass him. s we've imposed corruption on afghanistan in the past, the day after the benghazi attack that took the life of our ambassador and three others, he condemned the abhorrance of the anti-islam film and reportedly a manic depressive admitted to accepting 2 million in cash a year from iran and support pack if there was a conflict between pakistan at united states and now comes out and says, thanks for all the help. thanks to the u.s. military and he supports the president's decision to make us have more of a supporting role now. your take on what we just witnessed? >> well, i think the president was laying the groundwork and said as much to accelerate the departure of american troops and to reduce their role ahead of the schedule than we actually thought. there was an interesting divergence between what the president said and what president
can i just start with hamid karzai. before we went to the presser, i mean, if there's a more colorful character in international relations, it's not a long list of those who surpass him. s we've imposed corruption on afghanistan in the past, the day after the benghazi attack that took the life of our ambassador and three others, he condemned the abhorrance of the anti-islam film and reportedly a manic depressive admitted to accepting 2 million in cash a year from iran and support pack if there...
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hamid karzai is supposed to step down in about 15 months. i think he will. but there is a big question about who is going to replace him, how much he will try to influence that process, how legitimate the process will wind up being, whether we get somebody who is as good as he is, better or worse. i think those will be huge questions. the international community has at least some role and support in those elections. i stheu we have to tal think we have to talk about that too. jenna: you brought up important things including pakistan. i'd i'd like to focus on that briefly if we could. we have to think about the geography of pakistan, the safe havens that are in pakistan and how that is truly the problem when we look at terrorist threats to our country. geographically it's tough to reach those regions and we have a lot of headlines that talk about drone attacks there. one other article today suggests that we need troops on the ground and we need bases in afghanistan because we need to get to some of these other areas that will remain a problem, in these tribal
hamid karzai is supposed to step down in about 15 months. i think he will. but there is a big question about who is going to replace him, how much he will try to influence that process, how legitimate the process will wind up being, whether we get somebody who is as good as he is, better or worse. i think those will be huge questions. the international community has at least some role and support in those elections. i stheu we have to tal think we have to talk about that too. jenna: you brought...
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karzai obama said this . sovereign afghanistan where afghans spine security peace prosperity and dignity and in pursuit of that future afghanistan will have a long term partner in the united states with. the long term partner india because the war is far from over you see this invasion was never about a victory of upgrading the country no.
karzai obama said this . sovereign afghanistan where afghans spine security peace prosperity and dignity and in pursuit of that future afghanistan will have a long term partner in the united states with. the long term partner india because the war is far from over you see this invasion was never about a victory of upgrading the country no.
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afghan war as washington's defense secretaries it after our discussions leon panetta and president hamid karzai announced they'd made some good progress but failed to provide any concrete answers to the debate and pullout of u.s. troops from afghanistan a kind of science fiction remains uncertain and with a lack of clarity over have many american soldiers will remain after the proposed withdrawal in twenty fourteen so crucial decisions are expected after today's talks between the afghan leader hamid karzai and he was president barack obama then a wagners ranging director of country risk solutions think tank he believes washington looks set to leave the afghan government in a vulnerable position. for mr karzai it's a question of will his legacy be intact after all of this time will he be able to say that they have affectively countered the taliban and will it be sustainable after he leaves the scene in two thousand and fourteen let's bear in mind that what's at stake here really in essence what's at stake is really the legitimacy of the western alliance over the last eleven years we have
afghan war as washington's defense secretaries it after our discussions leon panetta and president hamid karzai announced they'd made some good progress but failed to provide any concrete answers to the debate and pullout of u.s. troops from afghanistan a kind of science fiction remains uncertain and with a lack of clarity over have many american soldiers will remain after the proposed withdrawal in twenty fourteen so crucial decisions are expected after today's talks between the afghan leader...
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thanks for joining us here on r t going to live from moscow i'm marina joshie afghan leader hamid karzai is and washington to thrash out america's role in afghanistan during talks with president obama mr karzai has already met to fans are really on panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton the focus of the wider one meeting is expected to beyond the number of american troops that will remain in afghanistan after the majority in twenty eight fourteen and their possible role washington hasn't finalized as decision yet but it doesn't rule out a complete was drawl that's an area is not welcomed by the afghan government whose position is increasingly fragile than a strengthening taliban insurgency will remand leverett whose worked extensively with u.s. diplomats in the middle east in asia believes president karzai is in the know when to.
thanks for joining us here on r t going to live from moscow i'm marina joshie afghan leader hamid karzai is and washington to thrash out america's role in afghanistan during talks with president obama mr karzai has already met to fans are really on panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton the focus of the wider one meeting is expected to beyond the number of american troops that will remain in afghanistan after the majority in twenty eight fourteen and their possible role washington...
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out front, who is calling the shots, president obama or hamid karzai? obama's mixed messages as to when american troops might come home from the country's longest war in afghanistan raised more questions. here is what president obama said today after meeting with karzai in washington? >> we have already reduced our presence in afghanistan is to roughly 66,000 u.s. troops. our pledge will continue to bring our forces home at a steady pace and in the coming months, i'll announce the next phase of our drawdown, a responsible drawdown that protects the gains our troops have made. >> in the coming months, the decisions on troops is months away. let's just rewind one month. here is what defense secretary, leon panetta, said then. >> the size of that enduring presence is something that the president is going to be considering over these next few weeks. >> next few weeks, not months. he said that over a month ago. speaking about the troop count decision, secretary panetta told reporters, my hope is that we will be able to can complete this process in the next f
out front, who is calling the shots, president obama or hamid karzai? obama's mixed messages as to when american troops might come home from the country's longest war in afghanistan raised more questions. here is what president obama said today after meeting with karzai in washington? >> we have already reduced our presence in afghanistan is to roughly 66,000 u.s. troops. our pledge will continue to bring our forces home at a steady pace and in the coming months, i'll announce the next...
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fiber one. >> afghan president hamid karzai praised americans for their contribution over the last few years. he also blames u.s. for rising corruption and violence in his country. which karzai will show up in washington this week? we will preview his visit next on "now." [ male announcer ] rocky had no idea why dawn was gone for so long... ...but he'd wait for her forever, for any reason, and would always be there with the biggest welcome home. for a love this strong, dawn only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein. ...to help keep rocky's body as strong as a love that never fades... if he ever lets her leave again. iams. keep love strong. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where, if you total your new car, we give you the money for a new one. call... to talk to an insurance exp
fiber one. >> afghan president hamid karzai praised americans for their contribution over the last few years. he also blames u.s. for rising corruption and violence in his country. which karzai will show up in washington this week? we will preview his visit next on "now." [ male announcer ] rocky had no idea why dawn was gone for so long... ...but he'd wait for her forever, for any reason, and would always be there with the biggest welcome home. for a love this strong, dawn only...
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karzai and the u.s. president barack obama that meetings wrapping up right now. well i've said talk more about because his trip to washington a war comes my come out of it will talk to brian becker from the antiwar coalition a coalition even to you brian good to see you and there was a some expectation of some concrete decisions being made during karzai as u.s. visit so far though today nothing solid to come out although as i said this news conference is imminent maybe this hour what do you think is going to come out of it if anything. well i think that we are stepping back and looking at the big picture see that the united states this coming october will have been in afghanistan for twelve years that's longer than any u.s. war in american history they have more troops in afghanistan now than they did in two thousand and one during that entire time the goal of completely this suppressing the taliban or pacifying the country has turned to be turned out to be a complete fantasy so now you have karzai here
karzai and the u.s. president barack obama that meetings wrapping up right now. well i've said talk more about because his trip to washington a war comes my come out of it will talk to brian becker from the antiwar coalition a coalition even to you brian good to see you and there was a some expectation of some concrete decisions being made during karzai as u.s. visit so far though today nothing solid to come out although as i said this news conference is imminent maybe this hour what do you...
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. >> president he obama welcomed afghan president hamid karzai afghan president hamid karzai to the white housemi plans for a draw down of u.s. troops in afghanistan. saying the u.s. will shift to a support role. change is expected this spring and will allow the u.s. too begin withdrawing some of the 66,000 troops currently deployed to afghanistan. mr. obama says changes will speed up plans to end the war by the year 2014. >> devastating blows we've struck against al qaeda, our core objective. reason we went to war in the first place is now within ensuring al qaeda can never again use afghanistan to launch attacks against our country. >> the president said any agreement on draw downs must include an immunity agreement where u.s. troops are not subject to afghan law. >> vice president biden bhet a group from the video game industry wrapping up a week of conferences about gun violence and safety. electronic arts represented in redwood city. many of the games have been criticized for glamourizing gun violence. ride biden said the school shooting in newtown made just about everyone rethink vi
. >> president he obama welcomed afghan president hamid karzai afghan president hamid karzai to the white housemi plans for a draw down of u.s. troops in afghanistan. saying the u.s. will shift to a support role. change is expected this spring and will allow the u.s. too begin withdrawing some of the 66,000 troops currently deployed to afghanistan. mr. obama says changes will speed up plans to end the war by the year 2014. >> devastating blows we've struck against al qaeda, our core...
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hamid karzai becames the u.n. and the united states for everything i have just said. >> s this just a dog and upon any show? what is happening, chris? >> chris: the president said you got to remember the reason we went in there which is 9/11 and the fact that al-qaeda had a safe haiiven haven and kille0 americans. if you consider that the problem we were going to try to fix in afghanistan you could say there hass been success butts of the fact the president said several times we dismantled and set back al-qaeda and forced it out of afghanistan to the no man's land on the border with pakistan. if you are talking about nation building in afghanistan and creating some kind of stable legitimate law abiding democracy there we haven't succeeded to that degree. that is one of the reasons i think that the president if not rushing for the exits today was talking about a pretty fast walk to the exits because he realizes i think that the bigger goals he may have had for afghanistan at the beginning are impossible and that th
hamid karzai becames the u.n. and the united states for everything i have just said. >> s this just a dog and upon any show? what is happening, chris? >> chris: the president said you got to remember the reason we went in there which is 9/11 and the fact that al-qaeda had a safe haiiven haven and kille0 americans. if you consider that the problem we were going to try to fix in afghanistan you could say there hass been success butts of the fact the president said several times we...
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karzai. they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future troop levels before karzai sits down with obama on friday. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is not happy with the image of himself on "time" magazine. they say they made him look like a mob boss. it shows christie ace handling of superstorm sandy has made him more popular with democrats than republicans. >>> next, to a disturbing story out of russia. what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a giant turn as a giant ball with two men inside veered off course and rolled off a mountain cliff. one man was killed, and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his boat, fell out and was equipmenting nearby while the boat was going in circles. a policeman was able to rescue the boat. >>> and a buy-by of the earth last night at a distance of 9 million miles. it's more than 1,000 feet wide. and could hit the earth by 2036. i certainly hope not. the dow opens at 13,
karzai. they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future troop levels before karzai sits down with obama on friday. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is not happy with the image of himself on "time" magazine. they say they made him look like a mob boss. it shows christie ace handling of superstorm sandy has made him more popular with democrats than republicans. >>> next, to a disturbing story out of russia. what was supposed to be an enjoyable...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai has a meeting with president obama at the white house in just a for you hours. they will discuss the role that the united states will play in afghanistan following next year's pullout. the u.s. is considering keeping some troops but their role is not clear. karzai met with pentagon chief leon panetta yesterday and spent part of the afternoon at the pentagon's 9-11 memorial. >> lawmakers are leading the push but the commonwealth isn't the only spot in the running either. we'll have more on that. >> we've got clouds moving in overnight and eventually some rain showers will be with us here by afternoon. i think the morning commute will be dry. i'll have more details on the forecast and julie wright has your traffic and more coming up after the break. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the big hot pastrami melt. we perfected the pastrami sandwich -- filled with hot, juicy pastrami, pickles, yellow mustard and bubbly melted cheese. all piled-high on our signature freshly baked bread. made hot, toasty and just for you. and don't be afraid t
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai has a meeting with president obama at the white house in just a for you hours. they will discuss the role that the united states will play in afghanistan following next year's pullout. the u.s. is considering keeping some troops but their role is not clear. karzai met with pentagon chief leon panetta yesterday and spent part of the afternoon at the pentagon's 9-11 memorial. >> lawmakers are leading the push but the commonwealth isn't the only...
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. >> the first face to face meeting between barack obama and hamid karzai since last may when mr. obama committed to remaining in afghanistan after the end of combat operations in 2014. that commitment by the white house appeared to wane recently with the president's national security team telling the pentagon to send them recommendations that would involve no more than 9,000 troops. and leaking on the eve of karzai's arrival that the white house was considering a zero option. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting afghan forces. >> today hi announced it would transition ahead of schedule. plans that worry many in the pentagon as the president weighs how many troops to leave behind. the theory of zero troop option leaving no behind was a bluff to ensure they would grant immunity after 2014. >> nowhere do we have security agreement with country without immunity for the troops. i think president karzai understands that. >> we understand that the issue is specific importance for the united states. >> the quid pro quo is karzai
. >> the first face to face meeting between barack obama and hamid karzai since last may when mr. obama committed to remaining in afghanistan after the end of combat operations in 2014. that commitment by the white house appeared to wane recently with the president's national security team telling the pentagon to send them recommendations that would involve no more than 9,000 troops. and leaking on the eve of karzai's arrival that the white house was considering a zero option. >>...
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to the white house -- will come afghan president hamid karzai to the white house. hallie jackson has more on what is expected out of the meeting from our washington bureau. >> today's face-to-face visit between the two presidents is the first since president obama was reelected and caps a three- day-long visit to the u.s. by the afghan leader. the u.s. is looking to its transition out of afghanistan, figuring out what its role will be over the next two years and how many troops might stay beyond 2014. president karzai hopes to work out the foundation of a security agreement at today's meeting, but it is not expected to be fully fleshed out until november of this year. in washington, i am hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> still to come, the nation's latest school shooting victim undergoes surgery today. who police are credited with saving lives on a combination. >> 84 james holmes is delay. >> 84 james holmes is delay. i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those day
to the white house -- will come afghan president hamid karzai to the white house. hallie jackson has more on what is expected out of the meeting from our washington bureau. >> today's face-to-face visit between the two presidents is the first since president obama was reelected and caps a three- day-long visit to the u.s. by the afghan leader. the u.s. is looking to its transition out of afghanistan, figuring out what its role will be over the next two years and how many troops might stay...
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hamid karzai, the afghan president arriving moments ago. there is a joint statement by hamid karzai and president obama that you will see live here on the fox news channel later this afternoon. but, the future for u.s. forces there, how many forces, what will the afghans agree to. how far will the president push this. we'll all find out together. meantime severe weather, heavy rain, slamming the south. bringing more than a foot of water. reports after tornado up to go down there we'll have details in a moment where that's happening. martha: and high-flying utility workers keeping the lights on and having the time of their lives doing it. we'll show you. >> we're not adrenaline junkies. we're not out there to do this to get a fix. it is just our cup of tea, if you will. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing e all-ne
hamid karzai, the afghan president arriving moments ago. there is a joint statement by hamid karzai and president obama that you will see live here on the fox news channel later this afternoon. but, the future for u.s. forces there, how many forces, what will the afghans agree to. how far will the president push this. we'll all find out together. meantime severe weather, heavy rain, slamming the south. bringing more than a foot of water. reports after tornado up to go down there we'll have...
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. >>> why afghan president hamid karzai is going to the white house today. the reassurance u.s. leaders want from karzai as u.s. troops get ready to leave afghanistan. >>> all of california could feel the quake. >>> campbell soup in sacramento is about to close down. what employees were just told about their last day on the job. >>> new this morning from pakistan shiites in the city that was hit yesterday by several terror attacks that killed 120 people they are refusing to bury the dead. it's a protest to demand that the government do something to protect them from attacks by sunni extremists. >>> in less than an hour from right now a very critical meeting agains between president obama and hamid karzai. as kyla campbell reports the outcome could determine how many american troops come home this year. kyla. >> reporter: dave more than 60,000 u.s. troops are in afghanistan right now. president obama has not determined how many will leave the middle east this year. the u.s. war on terror in afghanistan officially ends next year. u.s. and nato forces are set to leave by the year o
. >>> why afghan president hamid karzai is going to the white house today. the reassurance u.s. leaders want from karzai as u.s. troops get ready to leave afghanistan. >>> all of california could feel the quake. >>> campbell soup in sacramento is about to close down. what employees were just told about their last day on the job. >>> new this morning from pakistan shiites in the city that was hit yesterday by several terror attacks that killed 120 people they...
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president obama and president hamid karzai will discuss how fast the u.s. will withdraw troops from afghanistan. the war formerly ends next year. but the u.s. military has proposed keeping as many as 15,000 troops in afghanistan past 2014 and that is to continue pursuing terrorists and training afghan security forces. karzai spent yesterday meeting with president leaders and asked for military equipment like drones and helicopters to insure security in afghanistan. >> it's fair to say we immediate very good progress on all of the key issues we discussed. >> one of the other big things the pentagon wants to know if afghan leaders will keep the taliban out of their country after u.s. troops lead. what karzai had to say about that when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell. >>> time 5:15. weeks after metal thieves stole a war memorial from a park in petaluma donations are pouring in to -- stolen from walmart park sometime around september 21st. authorities think thieves used an electric saw to remove a plaque from its base. they have raised more tha
president obama and president hamid karzai will discuss how fast the u.s. will withdraw troops from afghanistan. the war formerly ends next year. but the u.s. military has proposed keeping as many as 15,000 troops in afghanistan past 2014 and that is to continue pursuing terrorists and training afghan security forces. karzai spent yesterday meeting with president leaders and asked for military equipment like drones and helicopters to insure security in afghanistan. >> it's fair to say we...
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hamid karzai and president obama will discuss the future of the u.s. presence in afghanistan when they meet at the white house today. u.s. and international forces are scheduled to leave the country at the end of 2014. the two leaders will hold lunch together after holding a news conference this afternoon. president karzai is expected to speak at georgetown this evening. >> the 11th anniversary today of the first inmates at guantanamo bay in cuba -- afterward activists will march to the white house. an interfaith prayer service will be held at new york avenue presbyterian church. >> 7 is on your side this morning with a new push to help those with mental illness and substance abuse. later this morning d.c. mayor vincent gray and other health officials will announce the creation of a new department of behavioral health. it will integrate services for more than 35,000 district residents for affected by mental health and substance abuse disorders. the cdc will give us an update on flu cases across the nation later today. flu season has struck early and ha
hamid karzai and president obama will discuss the future of the u.s. presence in afghanistan when they meet at the white house today. u.s. and international forces are scheduled to leave the country at the end of 2014. the two leaders will hold lunch together after holding a news conference this afternoon. president karzai is expected to speak at georgetown this evening. >> the 11th anniversary today of the first inmates at guantanamo bay in cuba -- afterward activists will march to the...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is in the middle of his visit to the u.s. he met with secretary of state hillary clinton thursday. they talked about handing off security responsibility to afghan forces by the end of 2014 as well as preparations for elections next year. secretary clinton joked to karzai about his plans to retire to his walnut form in california. >> secretary panetta, in addition -- walnuts. >> clinton meets with president obama today. >>> there's new information about last year's secret service scandal involving prostitutes in colombia. according to an investigation by nbc news two u.s. drug enforcement agents facilitated a meeting between a prostitute and an agent. the findings reveal the agents tried to destroy incriminating information that led to the incident. the case has been referred to the deo. >>> louisiana governor bobby jindal has declared a state of emergency after a severe weather system rolled across the state. security cameras at an industrial plant caught a glimpse of a tornado that tore through plaquemines that used roof dam
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is in the middle of his visit to the u.s. he met with secretary of state hillary clinton thursday. they talked about handing off security responsibility to afghan forces by the end of 2014 as well as preparations for elections next year. secretary clinton joked to karzai about his plans to retire to his walnut form in california. >> secretary panetta, in addition -- walnuts. >> clinton meets with president obama today. >>>...
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president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united states. after meeting with hamid karzai at the white house, the president said the u.s. will probably be able to speed up, to accelerate plan troop withdraws. some americans will remain, presumably, their role, though, potentially becoming clearer. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us. breakdown for us what came out of this meeting. >> reporter: wolf approximate, the main headline is afghan forces taking over control from u.s. forces and that was from president obama and president karzai, that is set to take place in the spring which is a slight acceleratio
president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united...
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the big headline that came out of the joint news conference between president obama and hamid karzai. both leaders agreed to accelerate the transition process, handing over control of an began forces earlier. it will happen in the spring. a little bit more of what president obama had to say of the role of u.s. forces will be, once that transition happens. take a listen. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. it will be an historic moment, and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> now, alex, the big question that remains unanswered, what happens after 2014? that is, of course, the official end of combat operations in afghanistan. earlier this week, the white house had signalled that president obama might be open to having zero troops in afghanistan after 2014, after the joint press conference yesterday. president obama said he hasn't worked out specifically how many troops will remain in afghanistan. that's an announcement he will make in coming months. hamid karzai had signalled that he really wanted a
the big headline that came out of the joint news conference between president obama and hamid karzai. both leaders agreed to accelerate the transition process, handing over control of an began forces earlier. it will happen in the spring. a little bit more of what president obama had to say of the role of u.s. forces will be, once that transition happens. take a listen. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. it will...
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kristin, looking forward to tomorrow's meeting with hamid karzai, what are the president and the white house hoping to get out of the afghan president? >> reporter: well, good afternoon, martin. i think, first of all, the issue that mike viqueira brought up is going to be a key topic here, which are troop levels. the white house earlier this week signaling that they would be open to withdrawing all residual troops after 2014 or even having a smaller troop presence there than initially thought. that will undoubtedly be a key topic of conversation between president obama and president karzai and they will really be meeting to assess the situation there, the training of afghan forces. of course, that is a big part of the drawdown process right now, so they will be talking about that, touching base on that issue, about you again those troop levels will likely be key. an important point, martin, i don't expect them to come out with a resolution. we don't expect to hear specific numbers at the end of tomorrow. what we're expecting is more of an update. we expect president obama and president
kristin, looking forward to tomorrow's meeting with hamid karzai, what are the president and the white house hoping to get out of the afghan president? >> reporter: well, good afternoon, martin. i think, first of all, the issue that mike viqueira brought up is going to be a key topic here, which are troop levels. the white house earlier this week signaling that they would be open to withdrawing all residual troops after 2014 or even having a smaller troop presence there than initially...
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after a high stakes meeting he had with afghan president hamid karzai at the white house, the two outlining steps to wind down u.s. military presence after the american mission formally ends in afghanistan in 2014. here is president obama. >> afghan forces will take the lead for security across the entire country. by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have full responsibility for their security and this war will come to a responsible end. >> jamie: and more live from washington, hi, molly. >> reporter: hi, jamie, part of that responsible end according to some republicans is making sure that the u.s. prevents al-qaeda from moving back into afghanistan. >> i think all americans want our troops home, but the important part what you've got to remember is to keep our troops still there safe. when you reduce your numbers to a level like 10,000 or less you've got to make sure your mission is complete, it's coordinated with the afghan authorities and we don't leave a vacuum there, that can be filled by terrorists. >> president obama seen hamid karzai he'll exp
after a high stakes meeting he had with afghan president hamid karzai at the white house, the two outlining steps to wind down u.s. military presence after the american mission formally ends in afghanistan in 2014. here is president obama. >> afghan forces will take the lead for security across the entire country. by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have full responsibility for their security and this war will come to a responsible end. >>...
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. >>> president obama is meetinging with afghanistan president hamid karzai at the white house. how many u.s. troops should stay in afghanistan after 2014, if any at all. we'll talk more about that. >>> plus, the flu, now widespread in nearly all 50 states and even if you did not get vaccinated. there's a chance you could still get sick? we'll bring you the details. >>> the big question of you, do you think the hollywood and gaming industry will be as on stin at as the nra when it comes to finding solutions to gun violence? sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. h
. >>> president obama is meetinging with afghanistan president hamid karzai at the white house. how many u.s. troops should stay in afghanistan after 2014, if any at all. we'll talk more about that. >>> plus, the flu, now widespread in nearly all 50 states and even if you did not get vaccinated. there's a chance you could still get sick? we'll bring you the details. >>> the big question of you, do you think the hollywood and gaming industry will be as on stin at as...
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hamid karzai is also saying that he will go in to meet barack obama. around 58,000 american troops are still serving there. the french president has vowed to stop the advance of al qaeda revels in mali. french troops have already arrived. witnesses are saying that they have touched the darman the french planes have been reportedly flying in the area. some soldiers were already stationed in the country for training services as a part of an agreement. this is coming after they pushed the army out of the town 600 kilometers northeast. it was some of the fiercest fighting since the of qaeda-led group began taking control nine months ago. >> the terrorists have recently regrouped on a line that artificially separates north and south mali. they want to strike a fatal blow to the very existence. we cannot accept this. we're facing an aggression. i have decided france is ready to act on behalf of our african partner request of the authority. this is strictly within the u.n. security council. this is the requirement of solidarity and responsibility. four rebels
hamid karzai is also saying that he will go in to meet barack obama. around 58,000 american troops are still serving there. the french president has vowed to stop the advance of al qaeda revels in mali. french troops have already arrived. witnesses are saying that they have touched the darman the french planes have been reportedly flying in the area. some soldiers were already stationed in the country for training services as a part of an agreement. this is coming after they pushed the army out...
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afghan president hamid karzai says his country will be more secure when international troops leave. speaking to journalists in kabul, karzai says it will take eight-nine months out of a hand over the country to deceit -- to decide they will have community prosecution. tunis is marking two years since the overthrow of the last president. mike reports from tunis. >> the country's leaders gather to formally mark two years of liberation and. the flag of the democracy is raised. for a moment, the challenges of opposition are forgotten. among members of the coalition government, they believe that significant advances have been made. >> as the first legitimate prime minister, i have a feeling of responsibility. the goals of our people will be realized. we will step into the second phase of finishing the constitution and hold a transparent, democratic elections. in the meantime, we want to improve the lives of our people. >> the centerpiece of the celebration is the signing of an agreement between the government and the labor movement, a formal pledge to work together in reforming civil soc
afghan president hamid karzai says his country will be more secure when international troops leave. speaking to journalists in kabul, karzai says it will take eight-nine months out of a hand over the country to deceit -- to decide they will have community prosecution. tunis is marking two years since the overthrow of the last president. mike reports from tunis. >> the country's leaders gather to formally mark two years of liberation and. the flag of the democracy is raised. for a moment,...
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karzai, they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future u.s. troops before karzai sits down with the president on friday. >>> a disturbing story out of russia, what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a tragic turn, as a giant inflatable zorb ball with two men inside veered off course, one man was killed and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his boat, fell out and was swimming around nearby while the boat was spinning in circle. a police craft was finally able to rescue the boater and he is reportedly doing well. >>> and the huge doomsday asteroid made a fly-by of the u.s. last night, it's more than 1,000 feet wide and could actually hit the earth in the year 2036. >>> now for a look at wall street, the dow opened the day at 13,390 after gaining 61 points on wednesday. overseas the nikkei rose 74. >>> earnings optimism returned to the street wednesday. today, we'll see how investors react to the latest data. holiday retail sales and earnings from oil giant chevron. appled closed
karzai, they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future u.s. troops before karzai sits down with the president on friday. >>> a disturbing story out of russia, what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a tragic turn, as a giant inflatable zorb ball with two men inside veered off course, one man was killed and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his boat, fell out and was swimming around nearby...